Month: November 2023
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Grizzly Man
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Read more: Grizzly ManI have a deal with God. I leave him alone, and he leaves me alone. The same goes for bears.
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Sherpa (2015)
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Read more: Sherpa (2015)Here at Ruthless, we have a fascination with mountain-climbing movies and documentaries. Now that Christmas and the reviews have come and gone, it is time to resume our scrutiny and annoyance with mountain climbing, which has grown into a big business. We have hit the mother-lode with the movie Sherpa. Without Sherpas, there would be…
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Road to the Well (2016)
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Read more: Road to the Well (2016)I was pleasantly surprised when I was contacted by multi-talented director and writer Jon Cvack, inviting me to screen, review and analyze his new film, Road To The Well. Road to the Well (2016) is an Indie film that is the first full-length movie for Jon Cvack and was made on a budget of only…
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Teenagers From Outer Space (1959)
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Read more: Teenagers From Outer Space (1959)Oh boy, this is it. For decades I have fantasized about a movie that could be half as bad as some of Coleman Francis’s stinkers like The Beast Of Yucca Flats. Only for all the acting to be as spectacular as that of Tor Johnson, and a monster as convincing of the one in The…
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Elton John Rocks: An Appreciation
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Read more: Elton John Rocks: An AppreciationOctober 5th 1973. I was driving my uncle’s Lincoln Mk III to deliver a case of scotch (Chivas Regal, the good stuff) to the rented house of my boss, the producer/director Charles Pierce. He had rented a eyesore at the very top of Laurel Canyon. Charle’s thirst was even greater than my own, although he…
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The Wicker Man (1973)
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Read more: The Wicker Man (1973)Sergeant Howie (Edward Woodward) is a good chap. A good cop, if you must know, and one of the realm’s most dedicated men of principle. He’s the sort who will cite chapter and verse of the legal code, but only after bringing a congregation to its feet in what amounts to the isle’s most piously…
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Gone Girl
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Read more: Gone Girl“Love: a temporary insanity curable by marriage.” – Ambrose Bierce
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The Quiet Man
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Read more: The Quiet ManWayne huffs and puffs about the Irish countryside, piss-drunk and full of rage over not being able to throw Maureen O’Hara down on the bed and have his swaggering way with her.
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The Poseidon Adventure
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Read more: The Poseidon AdventureI’ve had it with this motherfuckin water on this motherfuckin boat.
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Interstellar
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Read more: InterstellarFull disclosure: Christopher Nolan is my favorite director. I’m the kind of fan who has to see his films on opening day, at the earliest possible showing, like a huge nerd. I also obsessively check his imdb.com profile to see what projects he’s working on. But don’t worry, I won’t let my fangirl tendencies cloud…